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Hi everyone! It's been almost a year since I've posted here. My fish are doing well, but there are some problems looming and would like some advice... First, my tanks and tap water. 1. 10 gallon, containing 13 zebra danios, filtered by an Aquaclear 30. Tests as follows: Ammonia: 0ppm...

Well, I guess it was just a matter of time. Background: I have two tanks, a 20 long (pH 7.2) and a 10 (pH 7.0). Both are fully cylced: the 20 using 12 zebra danios, and the 10 using 7 danios. Current readings are Ammonia = 0, NitrIte = 0, NitrAtes = 5ppm. Last week, the 10 gallon began...

I asked this question a month or so ago, but require further advice: I plan to setup a tank (20 or 29 gallon) here at work. In preparation, I've testing the tap water here in the office. I tested (1) before treating with AmQuel and NovaAqua, (2) after treating, and (3) after 24 hours to allow...

I thought about the bottled water option, but it just seems impractical. I undersand the bit about a stable pH being better than a fluctuation one. But isn't it possible to "re-buffer" the tap water to maintain a STABLE pH - say in the 7.0 range? Wouldn't I just need to figure out how much to...

Oh, about the chlorine vs chloromine - Of course I will use a de-cholorinator! :D I just meant that I wanted to see which one was used to treat the work's tap water. With regards to not messing around with the tap's parameters... I constantly here that opinion both here and at FishGeeks. At...

Hi all, I am planning on setting up a 20 gallon long tank here in my office. In preparation for this, I have tested out office's tap water. Here's the stats: pH > 8.0 (my test kit's highest is 8.0, and the color was off the scale) KH = 8dH GH = 8dH These are quite high compared to my tap...

Since I'm still about 4 weeks into cycling, my water changes are dictated by the NitrIte readings. I'm far enough into cycling that Ammonia is consistantly reading zero. On average, about once every 2-3 days, and it's about a 30% water change. As far as my tests, each individual test case I let...

Here is a link to the product I'm using: http://www.seachem.com/products/product_pa...dRegulator.html My LFS recommended using this product in VERY SMALL quantities, when I told them of my pH and KH tending upwards. In using it, I think I am neutralizing the effects of whatever is tending my...

Yeah, what Terry said! I'm pretty new around here, but had a similar issue when I started out. In the last four weeks I've learned that there are two kinds of Ammonia test kits. One is nessler-based that uses only a single test solution (reactant). This tests color scale goes from clear (no...

Ah, the cycle seems to be well underway. Ammonia reads 0ppm. NitrIte is currently reads 2ppm. (I do a 30% water change when this approaches 4ppm) NitrAte currently reads low: 0-5ppm. If it turns out that the tank really is the issue (seems increasingly likely to me) and needs to be completely...

Thanks for the reply Terry. So you are suggesting to do nothing at all? It's just hard to watch it continue to increase day after day. If I do allow it to simply keep rising, at what point will it become an issue for my fish? There are 12 zebra danios and one fancy guppy in that tank right now...

I have both a 10 gallon and a 20 gallon long tank. Both are 4-1/2 weeks into cycling. The bottom line here is that the pH in the 10 gallon is a stable 7.0, while the pH in the 20 long steadily increases. I have done all of the tests suggested here and eleswhere. I have tested my gravel...

Nice thread, folks... In the past, I've never vacuumed under my decorations. However, now that I know of the dangers involving anaerobic bacteria growing under them, I plan to. My problem is this: One of my ornaments is a rock face with a cave. It is meant to be placed against the back of the...

Ok, thanks! I tend to be a "worrywart" when I learn new things that can potentially go wrong, I suppose. In my prior fishkeeping life of 7 years, which ended about 2 years ago, we ended up loosing our entire 120 gallon population of Oscars and Plecos in a very short time period. (At that time, I...

I really do want to "go sand" in my 55, and will probaly do so. (But how do you go about vacumming/cleaning the sand? Isn't it so fine that the vacum will just suck it out along with the water?) Regarding the anaerobic guys, what about my graveled 20 long and 10 gallon tanks? Other than...

During the course of researching Sand Substrates, I have read about anaerobic pockets that can form. It's either recommend to stir the san occasionally during vacuuming, or to have creatures that move through the sand. Also, I've read that anaerobic pockets can form in areas of the substrate...

I'm guessing it would be enough. An AC500 will pump 500 g/hr which is *almost* 10 times your tank volume. I guess the powerhead will make up for (and then some) the extra 50 g/hr. Still being new though, I don't know if that 10 times rule refers to 10 times being based through a bio filter - or...

Hello, this is my first post to this forum. I've been active on FishGeeks for a couple weeks now, as I'm just getting back into fishkeeping. In my prior fishkeeping life, I used UGF's on every tank I had - in combination with HOB Whisper filters. On the 55 gallon, I had two Whisper 3's and an...